Studies in Philippine Linguistics

CALAMIM TAGBANWA

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TEXT 1

Narrator: Teopisto Aguilar

Text analyst: Ed Ruch

Date: July 1973

Place: Nasuli, Malaybalay, Bukidnon

Yang idya . ni Pusung Pusung's trickery

the trickejry of Pusung

1. May sasang isturya. 2. Yang Adi may 1. There is a certain
there-is certain stoiy the King and story. 2. It's about

the King and his three
yang aruman nang tulu* 3« Yang tulung mga companions. 3. His
the companion his three the three pl three companions were

Carabao, Cow, and
€truman na ya ra ti Karabaw, ti Baka, may Pusung. k. At that
companion his they now pm Carabao pm Cow and time, it was diffi-
cult to get viand,
ti Pusxmg. U. Yang uras dang atii, nagkaliwag 5. Since there wasn't
pm Pusung the time now that got-difficult any viand, there was

nothing else to be
ta pagsera. 5. Kianus €uida ka man ay sera, done about it, the
having-viand since none also indeed viand King invited his

three companions,
ajiday duma nagayat yang Adi ang magbila Cow, Carabao, and
nothing else invited the King to fish-with-hook Pusung to go hook and

line fishing with him.
tung mga aruman nang tulu, ti Baka, ti Karabaw, 6. There were four of
to pl companions his three pm Cow pm Carabao them in the same boat.

may ti Pusung. 6. Epat tanira tung sa nga barutuan.
and pm Pusung four they in one lig dugout

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7. Kvaatis ka man kalmada yang teeb, indi
since also reeuLLy cedm the ocean not

buay-wuay ang beltayen nira yang kalalaiiran.
long-time paddle they the open-sea

8. Anday diima, kumus duun ds tanira tiing
nothing else since there culready they in

laud, namagteiluntun da yang bila nira.

oi)en-sea suspend-downweirds now the hooks their

9. Ya ra ilem agpameigpabeek-beek ang
they now Just drifting and drifting

pamagpaanud-anud . 10 •

being-ceurried-with current

Kumus ka man
since also really

matundi, indi mabtang yang bila nira. 11. Puirti
biting not placed the hooks their great

yang p\ilinget nira. 12. Kvaaxis epat tanirang
the pulling their since four they

7. Since the ocean was
really calm, it wasn't
long before they had
paddled out to the
open sea. 8. Since
they were out there on
the open sea, there
was nothing else for
it but for them to let
down their hooks.

9. They Just drifted
along, letting the
ciurrent take them
wherever it would.

10. Since the fish
were really biting,
their hooks didn't
stay still. 11. Their
pulling them in was
resdly something.
12. Since there were
four of them pulling
in the fish, it
wasn't long before
the large basket
where they were put-
ting them was already
full. 13. Then they
came back to shore
and smoked the fish.
ik. The king gave an
order saying, "Say
there Cow, you will

ang nagurdin, guard the fish that
gave -order

have been smoked.
"Ey, Baka, yawa magbantay yang tinai>anan. 15. We're going back
say-there Cow you will-guard the smoked-fish and fish some more."

16. There was nothing
15. Yami magbalik ang magbila." l6. Anday else to be done about

we-ex will -return fish-with-hook nothing it, so the King and

his two companions
went back out to sea.

17. There were Just
three of them.

18. Cow was guarding
the smoked fish.

19. As soon as the
King was no longer
there any more, a

bebteng,
pulling

indi buay puniak da yang begyas

not long full already the large-basket

ang parabtangan nira •
where were-placing they

13-

Dayun dang
proceed now

namagparanek tung bakayan ang tinapanan nira
descend/come-to shore smoked they

yang mga lan.
the pi fish

ik. Agjaaning yeuig Adi
says the King

duma, laud si yang Adi may yang duruang
else open-sea again the King and the two

ugpa na.
companions his

17 » Tulu ra ilem tanira. l8. Ti
three now Just they pm

Baka pagbantay yang tinapaan ang ian. 19. Ustung
Cow is -guarding the smoked fish ajs-soon-as

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€inda ra duim yang Adi, ti Baka limput
not any-more there the King pm Gov appeared

da yang iganti. 20. Ma£aning yang iganti,
already the giant says the giant.

"Ey,

Baka, pakdulay

yang lan mu«

say-there Cow please-give-vine the fish your

21. Agaaning ka ti Baka, "Yawa, paginlaanaw

says also pm Cow you let-get-yelled-

nuyu ttmg Adi? 22. Agaaskean mung yuu ka
at -me you by King know you I also

ilem agpakarguay, dawaten mu?" 23. "Piru
Just let-be-in-charge-of ask-for you but

elat, Baka/' agpaning yang iganti. 2k. "Pustaem
wait Cow says the giant bet-

nita kiing timpay mapirdi tung luwu
contest we(inc) if who may-lose in wrestling

kundisixm. 25. Alimbawa, kung yui:iy deepen mu,
consequences example if I defeated you

indi panganenu yang ian mu. 26. Piru kung
not eat -I fish your but if

deegena yeen, lubsunu ta pangan yang ian
defeat-you by-me, consume-I by eating fish

mu." 27. "Sigi," agjaeuiing ti Baka. 28. Anday
yoxir go-ahead says pm Cow nothing

duma lujm tanira tung kenay. 29. Pegsan yang
else wrestle they on sand grasp

iganti ti Baka ibalalang na, yam pisan
giant pm Cow hurl -sideways he he absol\itely

agbulid-bulid. 30. Kumus pirdi ti Baka, anday
lie-flat since lose pm Cow nothing

dimia luwus yang iganti yang ian ang tinapanan
else consume giant fish which smoked

ta pangan. 31. Ustxmg pagapun da

by eating as-soon-£is becoming-afternoon now

giant came on the
scene and appeared
to Cow. 20. The giant
said, "Say there Cow,
please give me your
fish." 21. Cow sai4
to him, "You, you are
going to cause me to
get yelled at by the
King? 22. You know,
I'm Just the one into
whose charge they
were put, and you
have to asking for
them?" 23. "But,
wait a minute. Cow,"
said the giant. 2U.
"Let's have a contest
so that whoever loses
In wrestling, there
will be consequences.

25. For example if
you defeat me, I
won't eat your fish.

26. But if I defeat
you, I'll finish off
your fish." 27.''It's
a deal," said Cow.

28. There was noth-
ing else to do about
it, so they wrestled
each other on the
sand. (This is stand-
up type of wrestling.)

29 . When the giant
grabbed Cow, he hiarled
him sideways throxigh
the air. He Just lay
flat on the ground.

30. Since Cow had
lost, there was noth-
ing else to do about
it, the gictnt ate up
all the fish which
had been smoked.

31. Just as it was
getting to be late
afternoon, here comes
the King euid his com-
panions in to shore
again from fishing.

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yang kalivutan» papalapit si yang Adi €uag
world come-to-shore again King who

naxnagbila. 32. Ya ka, duru kang deep nira.
had-been-fishing it also lots silso catch their

maita
see

32, It was the saioe
as before, they had
caught a lot of
fish- 33. When they
reached the shore,
he (the King) saw
Cow crying and ccur-
rying on. 3^. Imme-
diately the King
questioned him abovtt
what he was crying
about. 35. Cow
answered the King
and said, "King, the
smoked fish was eaten
ang by the giant. 36. I
wasn't going to feed
it to him, but he

tuminuwal, "Adi, yang ian ang tinapanan pinangan challenged me to a
answered King fish which smoked eaten wrestling match.

37. Well, I lost, so
yang iganti. 36. Indi ra rin ipapaanu,he finished off the

33. Atiing nangakawut da tung bakayan
when arrived-pl already at beach

na ti Baka pagtangit ang pagulimengmengen.
he pm Cow crying movirning

3U. Dayun dang sinukma yang Adi kung unu
proceed now asked King if what

pay

pagtangit an na.
crying-about he

35.

Agaaning ti Baka tung Adi
says pm Cow to King

da

already by giant

not already frust feed-I

piru inayataw anya tung dumug. 37. Tay,
but challenged-I by-him to wrestle well

napirdiaw kapurisu limbus na ta pangan yang ian.'
lost-I so consumed he by eating fish

38. "Abee, kadakul mung atia, india naagwanta
what hugeness yoior that not -you able-endure

tung iganti?" agaaning yang Adi. 39

giant

Karabaw si
Carabao again

says

King

"Buinu, ti
o.k. pm

yang magbantay yexig tinapanan."
one-to-watch smoked(fish)

kO. Namaglaud si yang Adi, ira si na Baka.
went-open-sea again King with again pi Cow

Ul. Ustu sing anda si duun yang Adi, limput

fish." 38. "What
in the world, thet
size of yours and
you couldn't handle
the giant?" said the
King. 39. "All right,
Carabao will be the
one who will guard
the smoked fish this
time." Uo. The King
went out to sea again,
together with Cow and
his companion
(Pusung). Ul. Again,
Just when the King
was no longer there,
the giant appeared
again, this time to
Carabao. U2. Carabao
heard the giant
growling as he came

as-soon-as again not again there

King appeared close to him.

si yang iganti ti Karabaw. U2. Magngel ni Karabaw,
again giant pm Carabao heard pm Carabao

pagdagem-dagem yang iganti ang papalenget tung anya.
growling giant approaching him

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Us. Agaaning yang iganti, "Ey, Karabaw, pakdiilay
says giant hey Carabao please-

give-me

yang ian mu." hk. "Abaa, yawa durxiang
fish your nuts you much-you

U3. The giant said
to him, "Say there,
Carabao, please
give me your fish."
hk. "For goodness
sake, you are real-
ly too much of a
moocher (person who
is forever asking
for things from
others)," said
Carabao. U5. "You
yang Adi, mamaan davaten mu?" h6. "Buinu, know, I am merely

pisan agkapuya," agaaning ti Karabaw,
absolutely moocher says pm Carabao

i*5» Agjgdcdekan mvirxg yuu ilem agpipiaray

know you I just put-in-cheurge-by-

necessity

King now ask -for you

o.k.

Karabaw, pustaan nita," agaaning yang iganti.
Carabao bet /contest we(inc) says gietnt

U7. "Unu pang klasi ta pustaan ang gustu mu?"
what type contest desire you

the one the King put
in charge and now
you have to go ask-
ing for them (the
fish)?" U6. "All
rigjit, Carabao,
let's have a contest,'

agaaning ti Karabaw. U8. "Dumug gita kung
says pm Carabao wrestle we(inc) if

timpay mabegsak tung yaten ang durua, alimbawa,
who falls-down us(inc) two example

kung yuu ay mabegsak, indi panganenu yang ian
if I fall -down not eat -I fish

mu, 1*9. Piru kung yaway malampak, lubsunu
your but if you thrown-down consume-I

ta pangem yeing ian mu." 50. "Sigi," agaaning

by eating

ti Karabaw.
pm Carabao

ig maketl .
and strong

ti Karabaw,
pm Ceurabao

fish your

go-ahead says

51. Panalig ti Karabaw kumus dakulu
trusts Carabao since big

52. Luwu t€inira yang iganti may
wrestle they the giant and

53. Minsa ilem ang ilawa
once only lay-flat

ti Karabaw, yam pisan yag titikangkang.

pm Carabao, he absolutely he lay-on-back -with-

5^. Kumus pirdi, anday duma
legs-sticking-up since lose nothing else

said the giant,
U7. "What kind of a
contest do you want?"
said the Carabao,
U8, "Let's wrestle,
so that whoever of us
tvo falls down, for
example, if I am the
one who falls down, I
won't eat your fish.
i+9. But if you are
the one who falls flat,
I'll finish off your
fish." 50. "Fair
enough," said the
Carabao, 51. Now
Carabax) felt confi-
dent since he was big
and strong. 52. Hie
giant and Carabao
wrestled with each
other, 53. It only
yang iganti took once for the

giant giant to lay Carabao
flat on his back with
his legs sticking
straight up. 5^. Since
he lost, there was
nothing else to be
done about it, the

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Itnms ta pangan yang igeinti yang ian. 55. Unien
consume by eating giant fish do-

ta pa asan si papalapit
about-it we(inc) yet there again nearing-shore

yang Adi. 56. Duru si yang deep nira.
King much etgain catch their

57. Numaan kimius neingakawut si yang Adi ang
then since arrived-pl again King vho

namagbila, kawutan nira taa ti Karabav,
had-been- fishing found they here pm Carabao,

pagereere. 58. Agaaning yang Adi, "/y tia,
whimpering says King excl that

Karabaw, naunua pa?" 59. Agaaning ka taa
Carabax) what-happened-you says also hero

ti Karabaw ang tuminuwal, "Adi, matuud man yang
pm Csirabao answered King true indeed

balita ni Baka. 60. Dakulu ka man ang tau
news pm Cow big also indeed person

ang pagpangan yang ian tang tinapanan/'
who is-eating fish oiirCinc) smoked

61. Agaaning yang Ading nagbitala, "Abee, kadakul
says King sjxDke wow hugeness

mung atia, india ka naagwanta?" 62. "Durug
you that not-you too able-2ndured very

ketel, mas maktel pa t\mg yalien, Adi," agaa.ning
strong more strong yet than me Kin^ cays

ti Karabaw. 63. Agaeming yang Adi 5 "Buinu, ti
pm Carabao says King o.k. pn

Pusung si ay magbantay yang tinapanan.
Pusung this-time will-guard smoked(fish)

6U. Ita si ay magbila." ""'. T^^^-^.an,
we( inc ) again will-f ish-vith-Iiook then

ti Pusung ya si nagbantay yang tinape^n
pm Pusung he this-time guarded smo!'^'**.

giant consimied all
the fish. 55. Well,
what can we do
about it (stylistic
flourish in folk-
tales), here comes
the King back to shore
again. 56. They had
caught a lot of fish
again. 57. Then, since
the King and those who
had been fishing with
him had arrived again,
when they came upon
Carabao here, he was
whimpering. 58. The
King said, "Hey there,
Carabao, what happened
to you?*' 59. Carabao
answered, "King, the
ne-irs that Cow gave is
really true. 6o, There
really is a large
person who is eating
the fish we smoked."

61. The King said,
"Oh shucks, look at
the size of you, and
you still coialdn't
handle the problem?"

62. "He*s very strong,
stronger than I am.
King," said Carabao.

63. The King said,
"Okay, Pusung will be
the one to guard the
smoked fish this time.
6k. VJe will be the
ones to go fishing
again." 65. Then,
Pxosung was the next
one to guard the smoked
fish. 66. Since it was
his turn, there was
only one thing to do.
Pusiang thought about
what would be the

best thing to do.

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ang ian. 66* Kumiis tanya ang may ttirnu, anday ivsna,
fish since he has turn nothing else

pa£isip ti Pus ling kung \inu pay maayen ang

is-thinking pan Pxisung if what good

huaten na. 67. Naisip na ang maganing, "Maayen pa
do he thought he says good yet

magjBLLutaw ta bugtvmg. 68. Yay buatenung idya
vill-strip-I rattan that make-I trick

tung iganti." 69. Alut ka man ti Pusung yang
for giant strip also indeed pm Pusung

bugtvmg. 70 • Indi pa agabuay yang alut ni

rattan not yet long-time stripping pm

Pusung, limimput si yang iganti. 71. Agaaning
Pusang appeared again giant says

ycmg iganti, "Ey, Pusung, pakdulay yang ian

giant excl Pusung please-give-me fish

mu." 72. Agaaning ka ti Pusung ang tuminuwal,
your says also pm Pusiang answered

"Yawa duriiag kaisturbu tung tau. 73. Agaaskean
you much-you upsetting to person know

mung pagalutaw man nganing ay igapusu

you stripping-I indeed thus for use-to-tie-up-I

yemg tinang\aniu tung ayu." 7^. "Aywa, Pusung, aywa
%. body-my to tree why Pusung why

igapus mu ra yang tinanguni mu t\ing

use-to-tie-up you now body your to

ayu?" 75. Agaaning ka ti Pusung, "Numaan may
tiree says also pm Pusung now there

magjcawut ang palet ang durug ketel. 76. Kapurisu
will-fiurrive wind very strong so

ilagetu tung ayu yang tinanguniu. 77. Mi^ra
lash-I to tree body-my migjit-be

iplaraw." 78. "Ba, Pusung," agaaning yang
blown-away-I wow Pusung says

67. He thought about
it and said to him-
self, "The best
thing to do is for me
to cut some rattem
into strips.

68. That's what I
will trick the giant
with." 69. So Pusung
cut the rattan into
strips. 70. Pusung
hadn't been stripping
rattan for veiy long
when out came the
giant agedn in full
view. 71. He said,
"Say there, Pusung,
please give me yoxir
fish." 72. Pusung
answered, "You, you
distract a person too
much. 73. Can't you
see, I'm strippixig
rattan like this be-
cause I will vise it
to tie up my body to
the tree?" 7^+. "How
come, Pusung, you are
going to tie up your
body to the tree?"
75. Pusung said,
"Today, a very strong
wind will come. 76.
So I €ua going to lash
my body to the tree.

77. Otherwise I might
,be blown away."

78. "Wow, Pusung,"
said the giant, "so
the strong wind will
be coming today!

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iganti, "ee, maktel ang peilet ang kumavut
giant yes strong wind will-arrive

numaan. 79. Kvmg maning tii, Pusxing, yuu ra ksuiay
today if like that Pusung I now please

yay ilaget mu tung ayu," agaaning yang iganti.
that lash you to tree says giant

80. "Muya iplaraw. 8l. Dakialuaw pa man,"
m might-be blown-away-I big-I quite really

82. "Ya man," agaaning ti Pusung. 83. Muya

so really says pm Pustang might -be

ka man, iplara. 8U. Dakulua pa
also indeed blow-away-you big-you quite

man." 85. Anday duma iginapus da ni Pusung
really nothing else tied-up now pm Pusung

yang iganti tiing ayung dakulu. 86. Pinamgewed-

giant to tree large wrapped-around-

eweran na ra ang pariu saleng ang indi ra
and-around he now like pitch not now

magiugiu. 87. Atiing tapus da ti Pusung ta
able-to-move when finish now pm Pusung

paggapus tung iganti, minaning da ti Pusung,
tying-up giant said nov pm Ptisung

"Numaan pataya tung Adi. 88. Yawa pala ay
now die-you from King you surprise

pagpangan yang ian ang tinapaan yamen."
are-eating fish smoked we (ex)

89 • "Pusung, palpasay ra. 90. Indi ra
Pusimg please-release-me now not now

ka umananu." 91. "Indi," agaaning ti Pusiang.
also do-again-I no says pm Pusung

92. "Kaministiran kalabusuna." 93. Numaaxi asan
necessaiy Jailed-you then there

da nakawut da yang Adi ang neigbila.

now arrived now King had-been-fishing

79. Well, if it's go-
ing to be like that,
Pusung, I will be the
one whom you will
kindly lash to the
tree," said the giant.

80. "Otherwise, I
might be blown away.

81. I'm really qviite
large you know (and
thus woxild present
more area etgainst
which the wind could
push)." 82. "Yeah, I
know," said Pusung.
83. "otherwise you
Just might be blown
away. 81^. You really
are quite large at
that." 85. So there
was nothing else to
be done about it,
Pusung tied up the
giant to a large tree.

86. He wrapped (rat-
tan) around him
several times Just
li^^ SQ-l^ng (the sap
of the saleng tree is
wrapped several times
aroiand with nipa
leaves to make a long,
slender torch for use
in providing illxamina-
tion inside caves) so
that he couldn't move
even a little bit.

87. When Pusung was
finished tying up the
giant, he said to him,
"Now you'll really get
it from the King.

88. So it's you who is
eating the fish we
smoked!" 89. "Pusung,
please let me go. 90.
I won't do it again."
91. "Nothing doing,"

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9^« Kawutan na ti Pusung, yag telem-telem,

when-reached he pm. Pusiong, he heaming-with-

95. Agaaning yang Adi ang nagbitala,
anticipation says King spoke

"Ta, kumusta, Pusimg? 96. Indi ra midyu
veil how-goes-it Pusung not now seems

napangan yang ian/' 97. Agaaning ka ti Pusung,
got -eaten fish says also pm Pusung

"Anda ra, Adi, purki iginapusu ra yang iganti
not now King because bound-I now giant

tung ayu. 98. Uay, tii wa, nagapus da."
to tree look that att bound already

99. "Maayena man, Pusung. 100. Talagang
good-you really Pusung really

dineeg mu ta utak yang iganti. 101. Ig
defeated you brain giant and

deeg mu ti Baka ni Karabaw tung manyu."
defeated you pm Cow pm Carabao by trickery

102. Numsian, yang iganti ikunulung da yang
then giant confined already

said Pusung. 92. "You
must be put in Jail."
93. Then the King ar-
rived from his fish-
ing. 9^. When he came
up to Pusung, he was
beaming in anticipa-
tion (smiling with lips
closed). 95. The King
spoke and said, "Well,
how is everything,
Pusung? 96. Looks like
the fish didn't get
eaten." 97. Pustmg
answered, "Not any
more. King, because I
have tied up the giant
to the tree. 98. Look
over there, there he
is, all tied up."
99. "You are really
great, Pusung. 100.
You really outsmarted
the giant. 101. And
you bested Cow and
Carabao by means of
your scheme." 102.
Then the King confined
the giant in jail.

Adi tung kalabus.
King in Jedl

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